Sigmar Polke
Untitled, from the series São Paulo
1975
chemically manipulated gelatin silver print
124,8 × 141,6 cm
Images are the new thinking, visual thinking is the new way of thinking
Extra memory space is added to reinforce visual reminiscences. We never remember something the same way twice. Indeed, memory seizes so much more than only a fleeting image of reality and new memories are painted over the old ones. You have to imagine how inside of our head there is a constant rivalry between different memory contents that come up for air. But which one do we allow to surface first? Our memory cannot be compared to a hard drive. Nothing we save and retrieve remains unchanged. Recollection traces are either cleaned up or impaired. Our memories are part of the future, and so we will start ‘using’ these images. Recollection thus becomes the treasury of imagination. And when you furthermore think of how deeply they are swayed by emotions, we find ourselves drawn into an ever-changing ‘mind movie’.
Patrick Ceyssens, 2022
Patrick Ceyssens (BE)
You can see it everywhere #4
2022
oil, spraypaint, pencil, print on canvas
150 x 180 cm
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